You say: "this would have one theme, which to model after the real B&M Factory Outlet malls is not what they have.", but the current idea is not to have several themes. I accept that this could probably change in the not so far future.
2009/7/17 BJ Freeman <bjf...@free-man.net> > I should add that everyone would come to > http://www.mallwebsite.br/ where you could have links to go to > http://www.mallwebsite.br/store1 > the http://www.mallwebsite.br/ > you would have the main site where you would have promos and highlights > for each store(factory) > This would be an extra feature that the factories can use to draw > customers. > Each site > http://www.mallwebsite.br/store1 > can have their own promos as well. > > > > BJ Freeman sent the following on 7/17/2009 5:49 AM: > > there is the rub. > > to have different catalogs assigned to different stores requires a > > different website, internal to ofbiz. > > now that can be under one Domain which is the Mall website. > > each store would be > > http://www.mallwebsite.br/store1 > > http://www.mallwebsite.br/store2 > > http://www.mallwebsite.br/store3 > > http://www.mallwebsite.br/store4 > > http://www.mallwebsite.br/store200 > > everything else is doable as you laid out. > > Each would have its own Facility for Stock. > > You can use inventory transfer to have one facility to do the shipping > > another scenario is you can have all the catalogs under one website and > > they select which one. this would have one theme, which to model after > > the real B&M Factory Outlet malls is not what they have. Each store has > > its own look & feel. > > > > Leonardo Ruoso sent the following on 7/17/2009 5:34 AM: > >> Dear BJ, > >> > >> 2009/7/17 BJ Freeman <bjf...@free-man.net> > >> > >>> there probably need some clarification you said a mall. > >>> that usually is one website that has a website per store. > >> I agree with you but it`s not the case here. > >> > >> Just one WEBSITE. 200 catalogs from different Factory Stores. Customer > does > >> checkout at once. The WEBSITE collects the customer money, send purchase > >> orders to each Factory Store. Collect each packages from each store, > group > >> then together and send then to the customer at once. The website will > then > >> debt it's commission from every purchase order and send the difference > to > >> the each factory store. It's not a resale operation because the WEBSITE > will > >> not BUY and RESALE goods. It's a sort of commercial representation. > >> > >> The company that will hold the WEBSITE is the COMPANY that already holds > a > >> BIG OUTLET MALL. Each factory store has it's own brand names and it's > own > >> commercial rules. > >> > >> It's more like a commercial representative operation, that sales > products > >> from several suppliers. Product and Price are ruled by the factory. > Revenue > >> comes from commission. As the commercial representative collects the > money, > >> he will send the factory the money already without the commission. > >> > >> Ex.: The customer (a reseller) comes to the website to buy products from > >> several suppliers. Customer pays R$ 1.000,00 to the WEBSITE to buy > products > >> from 10 different suppliers. Each store receives a R$ 100,00 purchase > order > >> and pack it up. The WEBSITE collects each pack to send then all together > to > >> the customer. The WEBSITE then pay each store R$ 90,00, wich is R$ > 100,00 - > >> 10%. The factory store SALES 'directly' to the customer. The WEBSITE > bills > >> the factory store a sales commission. > >> > >> > >> > >> so I am assuming your speaking of the mall website. then each store > >>> would be a clone website with its own productsStoreID defined in ofbiz > >> Each store Website can have its own layout and Catalog. > >>> All stores share the same Product info, meaning there is only one > >>> product in ofbiz. The catalog decides if that product is included. > >>> Where I find the problem is that these projects take more manhours than > >>> people envisions. > >>> > >>> > >>> Leonardo Ruoso sent the following on 7/17/2009 2:35 AM: > >>>> Yes, we are the only company collecting money. There's only one > website > >>>> also. > >>>> > >>>> 2009/7/16 BJ Freeman <bjf...@free-man.net> > >>>> > >>>>> as long as you are the only company collecting money then the current > >>>>> accounting will work > >>>>> > >>>>> Leonardo Ruoso sent the following on 7/16/2009 1:07 PM: > >>>>>> I'm not going to keep accounting for each store and will not have > any > >>>>> system > >>>>>> integration with then. All the horizontal integration will be done > >>>>> manually. > >>>>>> Customer will browse the products from all the stores, buy several > >>>>> products > >>>>>> from several stores, pay at once. When we check the payment, the > >>> customer > >>>>>> order should generate several back orders, but the stores will sale > >>>>> direct > >>>>>> to the customer and we will pay then without our comission. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> 2009/7/16 BJ Freeman <bjf...@free-man.net> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> to keep accounting, and access separate, but have a single > interface > >>> for > >>>>>>> the shipping department would take some customization. > >>>>>>> it would also take an instance of ofbiz running for each store, the > >>> way > >>>>>>> I envision it. > >>>>>>> there may be other ways, would have to get detailed requirements to > go > >>>>>>> further. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Leonardo Ruoso sent the following on 7/16/2009 12:45 PM: > >>>>>>>> I'm not sure it's about sub-companies, because they are > independent > >>>>>>>> companies that have in commom a factory store in an specifc outlet > >>>>> mall. > >>>>>>> The > >>>>>>>> outlet mall team has a website and intends to create an e-commerce > >>>>>>> website > >>>>>>>> to allow resellers to buy from the stores without coming to mall. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> 2009/7/16 BJ Freeman <bjf...@free-man.net> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> this has been answered before so let me take different approach. > >>>>>>>>> The model was for A company and Sub-companies related to the > Company > >>>>>>>>> Code can be written that allows this. > >>>>>>>>> it is not 100% OOTB though. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Leonardo Ruoso sent the following on 7/16/2009 12:01 PM: > >>>>>>>>>> Saudações, > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> I'd like to know how much Ofbiz could help me deploy an > eletronic > >>>>>>> outlet > >>>>>>>>>> mall. Resellers will login, add products from several diferent > >>>>> factory > >>>>>>>>>> stores and checkout. Ofbiz should create one order for each > store > >>> and > >>>>>>> the > >>>>>>>>>> eletronic outlet mall staf will receive all the goods from all > the > >>>>>>>>> stores, > >>>>>>>>>> pack it and mail it to the custommer. Revenue is based on > >>>>> COMMISSIONS, > >>>>>>> so > >>>>>>>>>> we'll not resale anything. > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> TIA, > >>>>>>>>>> Leonardo Ruoso > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>>>> BJ Freeman > >>>>>>>>> http://www.businessesnetwork.com/automation > >>>>>>>>> http://bjfreeman.elance.com > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>> > http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=1237480&locale=en_US&trk=tab_pro > >>>>>>>>> Systems Integrator. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>> BJ Freeman > >>>>>>> http://www.businessesnetwork.com/automation > >>>>>>> http://bjfreeman.elance.com > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>> > http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=1237480&locale=en_US&trk=tab_pro > >>>>>>> Systems Integrator. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> BJ Freeman > >>>>> http://www.businessesnetwork.com/automation > >>>>> http://bjfreeman.elance.com > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>> > http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=1237480&locale=en_US&trk=tab_pro > >>>>> Systems Integrator. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>> -- > >>> BJ Freeman > >>> http://www.businessesnetwork.com/automation > >>> http://bjfreeman.elance.com > >>> > >>> > http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=1237480&locale=en_US&trk=tab_pro > >>> Systems Integrator. > >>> > >>> > > > > -- > BJ Freeman > http://www.businessesnetwork.com/automation > http://bjfreeman.elance.com > > http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=1237480&locale=en_US&trk=tab_pro > Systems Integrator. > >
